I was really luck enough to get onboard the Rhapsody the Seas for a few hours whilst she was in Auckland at the end of January. She's a really great ship with a lot of facilities for the whole family to enjoy such a rock climbing wall at the aft of the ship & 2 good sized swimming pools. You have a choice of an outdoor pool for those sun filled days or an inside pool with a retracting roof which would be perfect for the... not-so sunny days!!
Some furniture throughout the ship at some of the bars/lounges I thought needed to have a bit of a 'spruce up' but apart from that I still thought she was a fantastic ship!
All of the cabins were occupied so I wasn't able to see any of accommodations onboard however from what was said by the Royal Caribbean representative that was showing us around all of the cabins are slowly undergoing a soft refurbishment with flat screens, new linen etc. ..
I hope one day I'll be even luckier to cruise onboard the Rhapsody of the Seas...
Sam is a Cruise Consultant with one of Australasia's largest bookers of cruises - "Cruise Republic" who operate cruisesalefinder.com.au
Favourite ship: Queen Mary 2
Favourite destination: Tahiti and Vancouver
Best cruise tip: Try to check out and book some of your shore excursions before you leave. There's something to suit everyone from tasting the local cuisine to high adrenalin activities or if relaxing on a beach sounds more like your cup of tea then there's always that option for you too! Shore excursions are usually reserved by 'First in, First Served' so book early to avoid missing a spot.
I have been working in the travel industry for 5 years with the majority of this time selling cruises to every corner of the world! I have travelled up into the South Pacific Islands, Australia and NZ, Canada and Indonesia with future plans to travel around Asia and up to Europe.